Our programming, including our free science center, is largely funded by individual donations from our supporters in the Reno-Tahoe community. We are also proudly supported by grants from the following organizations:
The Helen Close Charitable Foundation
The Stillwater Foundation
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Your donations are key to our success each and every year. We are a federal and state tax-exempt 501(c)3 charitable organization, meaning your donations are tax-deductible. You can donate securely through PayPal by clicking on the link below.
(NOTE: You don’t need a PayPal account to donate; look for the “Don’t have a PayPal account?” at the bottom left of the page, not the donation box at the top.)
Contributions can also be sent by check to: Nevada Bugs and Butterflies, P.O. Box 21484, Reno, Nevada 89515. We appreciate your generosity!
Volunteer with us
We would love to have your help out at the butterfly house. Please contact us at info[at]nevadabugs[dot]org to raise plants as caterpillar food or pollinator plants, help us maintain the butterfly house and gardens, or help lead group events.
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Gulf Fritillary and bee
Hello!
Congratulations on your new nonprofit. I heard about you during the Odyssey, I would love to volunteer. How can I get involved? I would also love more information on native bees in the area. Such as are they currently in decline or being affected like the honey bees? If so are there any steps we can take to help support them.
Thank you!
Cindy de Leon
Hi Cindy! So glad you’re interested. We would love to have volunteers come out to the house on open days and help us with visitors, or you can help by raising plants, or other things depending on your interest. We will follow up with an email. Also, there are some great websites available on native bees, like http://www.pollinator.org/beeissues.htm and http://www.xerces.org/pollinator-conservation/native-bees/, and even a poster at http://www.pollinator.org/NativeBees.htm. We will also be doing events all this coming week for National Pollinator Week (see our latest post on our main page), including an event Friday night at the Great Basin Food Co-op 5:30-7:30 dedicated to bee biology and conservation. You should definitely check it out!
Thank you! I am extremely interested in volunteering with raising plants and would love to volunteer in helping with visitors. Thank you for the information and links about native bees. Hope you meet you all soon.
much love.
cindy